Full faith shall be given in each State to the acts of the
Legislatures, and to the records and judicial proceedings
of the Courts and Magistrates of every other State.

[2:445; Journal, 29 Aug.]

It was moved and seconded to commit the following
proposition

Whensoever the act of any State, whether legislative executive
or judiciary shall be attested and exemplified under
the seal thereof, such attestation and exemplification
shall be deemed in other State as full proof of the existence
of that act--and it's operation shall be binding in
every other State, in all cases to which it may relate, and
which are within the cognizance and jurisdiction of the
State, wherein the said act was done

which passed in the affirmative

It was moved and seconded to commit the following proposition

Full faith ought to be given in each State to the public
acts, records, and judicial proceedings of every other
State; and the Legislature shall by general laws determine
the Proof and effect of such acts, records, and proceedings

which passed in the affirmative

and the foregoing Propositions together with the 16 article
were referred to the honorable Mr Rutledge, Mr Randolph,
Mr Gorham, Mr Wilson and Mr Johnson

[2:447; Madison, 29 Aug.]

Art: XVI. taken up.

Mr. Williamson moved to substitute in place of it, the
words of the Articles of Confederation on the same subject.
He did not understand precisely the meaning of the
article.

Mr. Wilson & Docr. Johnson supposed the meaning to
be that Judgments in one State should be the ground of
actions in other States, & that acts of the Legislatures
should be included, for the sake of Acts of insolvency
&c--

Mr. Pinkney moved to commit art XVI, with the following
proposition, "To establish uniform laws upon the subject
of bankruptcies, and respecting the damages arising
on the protest of foreign bills of exchange"

. . . . .

Mr. Madison was for committing both. He wished the
Legislature might be authorized to provide for the execution
of Judgments in other States, under such regulations
as might be expedient--He thought that this
might be safely done and was justified by the nature of
the Union.

[Volume 4, Page 472]

Mr. Randolph said there was no instance of one nation
executing judgments of the Courts of another nation. He
moved the following proposition.

"Whenever the Act of any State, whether Legislative Executive
or Judiciary shall be attested & exemplified under
the seal thereof, such attestation and exemplification, shall
be deemed in other States as full proof of the existence of
that act--and its operation shall be binding in every other
State, in all cases to which it may relate, and which are
within the cognizance and jurisdiction of the State,
wherein the said act was done."

Mr. Govr. Morris moved to commit also the following
proposition on the same subject.

"Full faith ought to be given in each State to the public
acts, records, and judicial proceedings of every other
State; and the Legislature shall by general laws, determine
the proof and effect of such acts, records, and proceedings".
and it was committed nem: contrad: